JURISHOUR | TAX LAW DAILY BULLETIN : 13 AUGUST, 2026

Here’s the Tax Law Daily Bulletin for August 13, 2026. GST NO JURISDICTIONAL BAR U/S 6(2)(B) IN PARALLEL CGST SGST PROCEEDINGS: DELHI HIGH COURT REFUSES TO...

Taxation and Other Laws Amendment Bill, 2026 Proposes Major Tax Reliefs for Foreign Funds, Diamonds and Electronics

The Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposes a series of significant amendments to the Income-tax Act, 2025, the Finance Act, 2026 and the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007. The measures are aimed at providing greater tax certainty, promoting fund-management activity in...

CA, CS, CMA Vs Advocates: Delhi HC Asks BCI To Clarify Its Plea Restricting Non-Advocates From Appearing Before Authorities

The Delhi High Court has sought further clarity in a long-running legal dispute concerning...

Court Directs CBI to File Reply to Rajesh Bothra’s Discharge Application against Alleged Fake Bills of Lading in Rotomac Bank Fraud Case

Court hearing the Rotomac Exim bank fraud case has directed the Central Bureau of...

JURISHOUR | TAX LAW DAILY BULLETIN : 13 AUGUST, 2026

Here’s the Tax Law Daily Bulletin for August 13, 2026. GST NO JURISDICTIONAL BAR U/S 6(2)(B)...

Electricity Theft Can’t Be Alleged on Suspicion Alone; Inspection Report Must Record Evidence of Theft: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a consumer cannot be proceeded against for theft...

Agreement to Sell Does Not Automatically End Tenancy; Unregistered Agreement Cannot Invoke S. 53A Protection: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the mere execution of an agreement to sell...

Can Sole Testimony of a Related Witness Sustain Murder Conviction? Supreme Court Says Yes If Evidence Is Reliable

The Supreme Court has held that a murder conviction can be sustained solely on...

GSTAT Outreach Programme Draws Strong Response in Jaipur; Tax Professionals Seek Extension of Appeal Filing Deadline

The Jaipur Tax Bar Association (JTBA), in collaboration with the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Jaipur Bench, successfully organized a GSTAT Outreach...

How to Save Money on LPG Cylinder Booking: Best Apps, Cashback Offers In 2026

With domestic LPG cylinder prices continuing to strain household budgets, consumers are increasingly looking...

Rupee Likely to Stay Weak Against U.S. Dollar Despite RBI Measures Expected to Attract $50 Billion in Inflows

Despite a series of measures announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to...

2019 POCSO Amendment Can’t Retrospectively Enhance Punishment: Supreme Court Restores Life Imprisonment for Child Sexual Assault

The Supreme Court has restored the life sentence imposed by the trial court on...

CCI | GST | Direct Tax

CCI’s Power To Examine Substance Of Amazon–Future Deal, But Quashes Directions And Penalties: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court in the long-running dispute arising out of Amazon’s investment in Future...

ICAI Removes CA from Register for 1 Year Following Delhi HC Order

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has formally removed a Chartered Accountant...

Markets Trade Flat Ahead of Union Budget 2026-27

Equity benchmark indices traded in a narrow range on Sunday morning as investors remained...

Bomb Threat In Tis Hazari and Saket Court In Delhi

Multiple district court complexes in Delhi were placed on high alert Tuesday morning following...

CCI Approves Acquisition Of Jaiprakash Associates By Vedanta 

The Proposed Combination envisages acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) by Vedanta Limited (Acquirer)...

State Tax Officer’s Exclusively Relied On AI-Generated Case Laws: Gujarat High Court Raises Serious Concerns

The Gujarat High Court has raised serious concerns over a GST adjudication order passed...

Whether S. 122(1) CGST Penalty Can Apply to Non-Taxable Persons? Delhi High Court Declines to Decide

The Delhi High Court has disposed of a batch of 12 writ petitions challenging...

Madras High Court Remits GST Demand for Fresh Adjudication After Taxpayer Claims It Was Unaware of SCN Following Business Closure

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has remitted a GST demand order...

Whether ‘Royalty’ Is A ‘Tax’; Supreme Court Directs The Matter To Be Before Appropriate Bench

The Supreme Court has presided over the controversy of whether ‘Royalty’ Is A ‘Tax’...

Bandwidth Services Provided Outside India Not Taxable As ‘Royalty’: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court ruled that the bandwidth services provided outside India are not...

No Income Tax Payable On Tamil Nadu Advocates welfare Fund: ITAT

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Chennai, ruled that no income tax payable on Tamil...

Imparting Education Through Virtual Mode Or By Adoption Of New Technologies Qualifies Income Tax Exemption: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court ruled that imparting education through virtual mode or by adoption...

Relief To Axis Bank: Discount On ESOPs Is Allowable As Deduction: ITAT

In a major relief to Axis Bank, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Ahmedabad...

ALP On Account Of Corporate Guarantee At 0.50% On Guaranteed Amount Is Proper Commission: ITAT

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Hyderabad Bench direct the Assessing Officer/learned TPO to...

News Updates

Erection Services Were Not Liable To Service Tax Prior To 10 September 2004: CESTAT

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Regional Bench, has held that erection services were not liable to service tax prior to 10 September 2004 and consequently set aside a service tax demand relating to erection work performed before that date.  The...

Yacht Not Liable to Duty on Return After Foreign Cruising: U.S. Customs Authority

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) clarified that a duty-paid yacht taken abroad...

GSTAT Outreach Programme Draws Strong Response in Jaipur; Tax Professionals Seek Extension of Appeal Filing Deadline

The Jaipur Tax Bar Association (JTBA), in collaboration with the Goods and Services Tax...

JurisHour Exclusive Live Coverage Of Budget for FY 2026–27

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at Kartavya Bhawan at the Finance Ministry on Saturday,...

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Service Tax Demand Barred After VCES Discharge Certificate: CESTAT

The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai Bench has set aside...

Fixed Facility Charges for Storage Tanks Not Taxable as ‘Supply of Tangible Goods’: CESTAT

The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...

No Civil Appeal Lies Against Family Court Orders Granting Maintenance U/s 125 CrPC: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that civil appeal cannot be filed against a...

Co-Owners Renting Property Individually Not an “Association of Persons”, Eligible for Separate Service Tax Exemption: CESTAT

The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai Bench has held that...

E-Way Bill Generation Rises 18.8% YoY to 132.6 Million in February, Signalling Strong Goods Movement

E-way bill generation under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime increased by 18.8...

Supply of Water to Vessels Within Port Area Taxable as ‘Port Service’ Prior to July 2010: CESTAT

The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad Bench, has held that...

Customs Broker Licence Suspension  In Heroin Smuggling Case Linked to Mundra Port Upheld: CESTAT 

The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has...

Contractor Not Entitled to Refund of Service Tax Passed on to MES: CESTAT

The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi has held that...

No Concessional 0.1% GST on HDPE Drums Supplied to Manufacturer Instead of Merchant Exporter: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that the conditions prescribed under Notification No. 41/2017–Integrated...

Service Tax Appeal Filed Beyond Statutory Time Limit Rejected: CESTAT

The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has upheld the...

Reassessment Notice Issued Beyond ‘Surviving Time’ Under Income Tax Act Quashed: Gujarat High Court 

The Gujarat High Court has quashed a reassessment notice issued to an assessee for...

Taxpayer to Approach GSTAT; Orissa High Court Mandates Pre-Deposit for Filing GST Appeal

The Orissa High Court has disposed of a writ petition filed by a taxpayer...